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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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